Thematic Bible
Proverbs 17:1 (show verse)
Better is a dry morsel, with quietness, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
Proverbs 17:2 (show verse)
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbs 17:3 (show verse)
The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the LORD tries the hearts.
Proverbs 17:4 (show verse)
A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
Proverbs 17:5 (show verse)
Whosoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 17:6 (show verse)
Children's children are the crown of old men; and the glory of children is their fathers.
Proverbs 17:7 (show verse)
Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Proverbs 17:8 (show verse)
A bribe is as a magic stone in the eyes of him that gives it: wherever he turns, he prospers.
Proverbs 17:9 (show verse)
He that covers over a transgression seeks love; but he that repeats a matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:10 (show verse)
A reproof enters more into a wise man than a hundred stripes into a fool.
Proverbs 17:11 (show verse)
An evil man seeks only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
Proverbs 17:12 (show verse)
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Proverbs 17:13 (show verse)
Whosoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17:14 (show verse)
The beginning of strife is like releasing water: therefore leave off contention, before a quarrel starts.
Proverbs 17:15 (show verse)
He that justifies the wicked, and he that condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
Proverbs 17:16 (show verse)
Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no heart for it?
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Proverbs 17:17 (show verse)
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:18 (show verse)
A man void of understanding gives pledge, and becomes surety in the presence of his neighbor.
Proverbs 17:19 (show verse)
He who loves transgression loves strife: and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.
Proverbs 17:20 (show verse)
He that has a crooked heart finds no good: and he that has a perverse tongue falls into calamity.
Proverbs 17:21 (show verse)
He that begets a fool does it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool has no joy.
Proverbs 17:22 (show verse)
A merry heart does good like a medicine: but a broken spirit dries the bones.
Proverbs 17:23 (show verse)
A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.
Proverbs 17:24 (show verse)
Wisdom is before him that has understanding; but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 17:25 (show verse)
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
Proverbs 17:26 (show verse)
Also, to punish the just is not good, nor to flog princes for their integrity.
Proverbs 17:27 (show verse)
He that has knowledge spares his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Proverbs 17:28 (show verse)
Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise: and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.